Lomatium cous
| Lomatium cous | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lomatium |
| Species: | L. cous
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium cous (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose
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Lomatium cous (cous biscuitroot)[1] is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae. The root is prized as a food by the tribes of the southern plateau of the Pacific Northwest. Meriwether Lewis collected a specimen in 1806 while on his expedition.[2]
It is called x̣áwš in the Sahaptin language, and qáamsit (when fresh) and qáaws (when peeled and dried) in the Nez Perce language.
References[]
- ^ "Lomatium cous". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Schiemann, Donald Anthony. Wildflowers of Montana, page 174. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, 2005.
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Categories:
- Lomatium
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Plants used in Native American cuisine
- Taxa named by John Merle Coulter
- Apiaceae stubs